Our Coalition's Member Activities

ONGOING

While the CCE goes online this year, we want to continue with the family workshops. Madison County CSC will host family workshops to help students, parents and community with the College Cost Esitmator.

Tutors are available at the church every Wednesday evening for an hour for neighborhood students to come in and get help on homework. The tutors remind students of the importance of doing well in school and making good grades so they have the opportunity to go to college and be in the career that interests them.

A group of mentors go out to the park on Wednesday afternoons for two hours and engage neighborhood kids in discussions about what they want to do when they grow up, what kind of training it takes to do what they are interested in, and how important it is to do well in school.

S.P.A.T. is a program created for parents by parents. Parents will have fun meeting other parents while gaining insight into your Scholars future. Activities include: making a quilt, learning how to Salsa dance, making jelly from juice, Scholars can attend and will participate in Scholar Club while the parents meet. Each meeting will offer information on: Time Management, EDA and Indiana 529 college savings plan, JAG Jobs for America's Graduates, Core 40 and College Access and Careers. Indiana State Standards and required tests, as well as family math and science.
Scholar Club attendees will explore financial aid and the high School Graduation Plans.

Took college students to two intermediate schools to meet with a focus group of students regarding dreams, desires, and plans for college. We had pizza and a time of sharing and activity. We have also collaborated with the United Way in the organization and implementation of a Mentoring Initiative that has begun with a focus on the Junior High age group in Anderson.

Drive of Your Life is the FREE Indiana specific online Career Exploration Tool for Middle and High School students. Also, the FREE College Planning website www.TripToCollege.org for students and their families.

Join Matt Krieg of ISM Education Loans as he helps navigate parents and teens through the rough waters of planning for college and financial aid. ISM Education Loans is Indiana's state designated nonprofit secondary market for Federal student loans. Their goal is to provide students and their parents with as many solutions as possible for funding their higher education.
This will be at the Anderson Public Library in the Delaware Room.
Tuesday, November 1 6-7pm

Local businesses will be asked to participate in a Local job fair targeted for 8th, 9th, and 10th graders. They will be asked to do activities with the students in which they can participate.
Then, students will be allowed and encouraged to sign up for a job shadow experience with one of the business to see what happens in a typical day.

By invitation/nomination, high school seniors experience one school day of sample university-level classes in the disciplines offered by Purdue in Anderson. Students' parents, teachers, and counselors may also participate.

We invite all Madison County Juniors and Seniors to attend a health career fair at Saint Johns where all of the different department provide different professionals to share requirements, length of studeies, and opportunities for their health profession. Also invited are the colleges and universities in our area to share with these students admission requirements and educational opportunities.

Eight high school teams compete in an academic contest planned, organized and executed by Purdue students in Anderson. Purdue students use skills learned in project management, professional development, and other courses to give area high school students the opportunity to exhibit their academic prowess while experiencing a college setting.

This session is designed primarily for parents of Scouts who are starting to plan for college....and no...it's NOT too early, even as a Cub. College today is defined as any post-secondary program to further education and promote success for an individual. This would include two year college, four year college, Trade school, apprentice programs, certification programs and even military. And students need more than a high school education to be successful today.
We will be discussing how to plan and pointers on how to prepare for financing a college education. We will also be making recommendation on how to help students prepare to make that decision when the time comes.

The church will hold a two day Summer Camp for the neighborhood students. The students will participate in conversations and activities about the importance of school, career interests, and the need for college.